Donald M. Macintyre

Donald M. Macintyre

1948 Resume. 'Mr Macintyre has been engineer and manager at Montrose Gas Co. since 1917. A native of Leven he was educated at Dollar Academy and was apprenticed general engineering in Glasgow. He built internal combustion engines at the Arrol-Johnston works in Paisley and the Argyll works in Alexandria. He was mechanic of the winning car at the first Tourist Trophy race held in the Isle of Man in 1905. An Arrol-Johnson model, it averaged 35 miles an hour over the 209-mile course. Its horizontal engine had two pistons in each cylinder. Mr Macintyre took up gas engineering and studied at Glasgow and Dundee Technical Colleges. His first appointment was as engineer at Provan Gasworks, Glasgow, and after two years there, he spent four at Dundee works superintendent. For long Mr Macintyre was a member of the boards of management of Montrose Infirmary and Montrose Mental Hospital. He retires at the end of January, and will be succeeded by Mr James Campbell, works superintendent with Romford Gas Company. Mr Campbell's father, formerly gas manager at Dunfermline, is now regional controller for Scotland.'

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